Sadly my father has been diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer which has gone into his lymph nodes & bones. He is 77.
It has come as a huge shock .
He returns to hospital to find out about chemotherapy in a few weeks. They have left about 5 weeks between his last appointment and this one is that normal?My mother has spinal stenosis and struggles with housework. I have been told to ask them to get a referral from gp for social worker to visit to arrange help whilst Dad is undergoing chemo. Does anyone else know of any good charities which help? I do not live close to my parents , I will be visiting as often as I can but I want to try to help put things in place.
My father does not know the prognosis and talks about remission . I have read a lot on line and see that 30% of men live beyond 5 years. He cannot cope with this information. I am worried he's going to be hit with more bad news at the next appointment should I say something ?
This is all so sad and so difficult. I just want to do my best for him.
